Mayotte national football team

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Mayotte
Nickname(s)Seahorses
AssociationLigue de Football de Mayotte (LFM)
Sub-confederationUIOFF
(Indian Ocean Islands)
Head coachBacar Allaoui
CaptainDjardji Nadhoime
Most capsAbdou Lihariti Antoissi (15)
Top scorerChamsidine Attoumani (6)
Home stadiumComplexe de Kawani
First colours
Second colours
First international
 Mayotte 1–0 Madagascar 
(Mamoudzou, Mayotte; 1 April 2000)
Biggest win
 Mayotte 10–0 Saint Pierre and Miquelon 
(Franconville, France; 28 September 2010)
Biggest defeat
 Mayotte 1–6 Réunion 
(Franconville, France; 25 September 2008)
Coupe de l'Outre-Mer
Appearances3 (first in 2008)
Best resultFourth (2010 , 2012)

The Mayotte national football team represents the French overseas department and region of Mayotte in international football.

Mayotte is a member of neither FIFA nor CAF, so it is not eligible to enter the World Cup or the African Cup of Nations. Till 2007, Mayotte had played two friendly matches against the French overseas island of Réunion and three against Madagascar.

In 2007, the team competed for the first time in the Indian Ocean Games, finishing in third position after losing against Madagascar in the semi-final and beating Mauritius in the third-place playoff after a penalty-shootout.

In 2012, the team in Coupe de l'Outre-Mer Beat Tahiti champions of OFC Nations Cup 3–1. also beat New Caledonia champions of Pacific Games and Runners-Up of OFC Nations Cup 2–0.

Mayotte Football Achievements[edit]

Indian Ocean Island Games[edit]

Indian Ocean Island Games Record
Year Round Position Pld W D* L GF GA
Réunion 1979 Part of  Comoros
Mauritius 1985
Madagascar 1990
Seychelles 1993
Réunion 1998
Mauritius 2003 Part of  Réunion
Madagascar 2007 Third Place 3rd 4 2 0 2 3 7
Seychelles 2011 Fourth Place 4th 4 1 1 2 3 2
Réunion 2015 Runners-Up 2nd 5 3 1 1 8 6
Mauritius 2019 Third Place 3rd 5 3 0 2 8 4
Madagascar2023 Group Stage 5th 2 0 2 0 0 0
Total 20 9 4 7 22 19

Coupe de l'Outre-Mer[edit]

Coupe de l'Outre-Mer Record
Year Round Position Pld W D L GF GA
France2008 5th Place Match 6th 3 0 0 3 5 13
France2010 Third-place match 4th 4 1 1 2 13 8
France2012 Third-place match 4th 4 2 0 2 5 5
Total 11 3 1 7 23 26

Fixtures and results[edit]

15 December 2006 Friendly Réunion  3–1  Mayotte Saint-Denis, Réunion
Stadium: Stade Jean-Ivoula
19 July 2007 Friendly Madagascar  2–2  Mayotte Antananarivo, Madagascar
Ramiadamanana 47'
Miradji 53'
Houdhouna 38'
Nadhoime 85'
Stadium: Mahamasina Stadium
25 September 2008 2008 Coupe de l'Outre-Mer Mayotte  1–6  Réunion Franconville, France
Abdou 73' Diallo 15', 55', 80'
Boesso 36', 87'
Farro 50'
Stadium: Stade Jean Rolland
4 August 2011 2011 Indian Ocean Island Games Madagascar  1–1  Mayotte Praslin, Seychelles
18:30 UTC+3 Rajoarimanana 36' Soihirin 42' Stadium: Stade d'Amitié
Attendance: 1,800
Referee: Seychelles Bernard Camille
8 August 2011 2011 Indian Ocean Island Games Mayotte  2–0  Réunion Roche Caïman, Mahé, Seychelles
15:00 UTC+3 Yazidou 56'
Antoissi 78'
Stadium: Stade Linité
Attendance: 1,000
Referee: Comoros Ali Adelaïd
22 September 2012 2012 Coupe de l'Outre-Mer Tahiti  1–3  Mayotte Issy-les-Moulineaux, France
17:00 UTC+3 Degage 84' Attoumani 29', 45', 59' Stadium: Stade Jean-Bouin
Referee: Guadeloupe Steeve Zabeau
30 July 2023 Friendly Madagascar  3–1  Mayotte Madagascar

Head-to-Head Records against other countries[edit]

As of 11 August 2019

Opponent G W D L GF GA GD
 Madagascar 9 1 5 3 7 13 –6
 Réunion 8 1 1 6 7 17 –10
 Mauritius 6 3 2 1 6 3 3
 Seychelles 3 2 0 1 5 3 2
 Maldives 2 2 0 0 6 2 4
 New Caledonia 2 1 0 1 4 3 1
 French Guiana 2 0 1 1 4 6 –2
 Guadeloupe 2 0 0 2 0 5 –5
 Saint Pierre and Miquelon 1 1 0 0 10 0 10
 Tahiti 1 1 0 0 3 1 2
 Comoros 1 1 0 0 2 0 2
 Martinique 1 0 0 1 0 3 –3
12 Countries 38 13 9 16 54 56 −2

Team[edit]

Current squad[edit]

The following The players were selected to the squad for the 2019 Indian Ocean Island Games:

No. Pos. Player Date of birth (age) Caps Goals Club
1 1GK Attoumani Hanafi (1995-11-28) 28 November 1995 (age 28) 3 0 Mayotte UCS Sada
99 1GK Mickaël Salim (1995-04-27) 27 April 1995 (age 28) 4 0 Mayotte FC Mtsapéré

2 2DF Ahmed Faissoil (1990-04-28) 28 April 1990 (age 33) 5 0 Réunion AJ Petite-Île
4 2DF Abdou Said Raffion (1996-11-28) 28 November 1996 (age 27) 8 1 Mayotte Jumeaux Mzouazia
5 2DF Boinali Said Dine (1997-11-28) 28 November 1997 (age 26) 5 0 Réunion US Sainte-Marienne
9 2DF Soilihi Faydine (1998-11-28) 28 November 1998 (age 25) 4 0 Réunion US Sainte-Marienne
12 2DF Ali Abdou Abdallah (2000-04-04) 4 April 2000 (age 24) 1 0 Mayotte Jumeaux Mzouazia

7 3MF Adifane Noussoura (1992-06-15) 15 June 1992 (age 31) 5 0 Mayotte Tchanga SC
13 3MF Maoulida Habib (1999-04-04) 4 April 1999 (age 25) 5 1 Réunion SS Saint-Louisienne
14 3MF Ridjali Souffou (1992-06-08) 8 June 1992 (age 31) 5 0 Mayotte FC Mtsapéré
15 3MF Houmadi Mouritaza 2 1 Réunion US Sainte-Marienne
17 3MF Ansar Ben Combo (1995-03-19) 19 March 1995 (age 29) 2 0 France Avoine OCC
22 3MF Laurent Garcia 3 0 Mayotte Abeilles M'tsamboro
54 3MF Kamal Ben Djadid (1986-06-02) 2 June 1986 (age 37) 7 2 Mayotte Jumeaux Mzouazia

0 4FW Moudhoihirou Ben Yahaya (1990-04-18) 18 April 1990 (age 34) 11 4 Réunion US Sainte-Marienne
3 4FW Chamsidine Attoumani 10 6 Mayotte UCS Sada
23 4FW Antoine Rasolofonirina (1982-01-02) 2 January 1982 (age 42) 13 1 Réunion Saint-Pauloise FC
31 4FW Antoissi Loutoufi (1987-11-28) 28 November 1987 (age 36) 5 0 Mayotte Jumeaux Mzouazia
101 4FW Madi Ali Mouhtar 3 1 Mayotte FC Mtsapéré

Notable players[edit]

Honours[edit]

This is a list of honours for the senior Mayotte team

Indian Ocean Island Games

References[edit]

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